Self-directed virtual field trips are designed to be used by teachers and students at their own pace at school or home. They invite students to engage with 4–5 works of art through close looking, open-ended questions, drawing, writing, and other approaches. Each field trip has its own theme and includes a Create Space with instructions and a video demonstration of a related art-making project.
Storytelling in Art
By looking carefully at a single work of art, we can find many elements of a great story: the characters, the setting, the plot, the dialogue, and the resolution. Explore four artworks from the Saint Louis Art Museum’s collection to uncover some of the stories they tell and even write a few stories of your own.
LeRoy Henderson, American, born 1936; Black Ballerina, 1992; gelatin silver print; image: 21 1/8 x 14 1/2 inches, sheet: 24 x 19 5/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, The Thelma and Bert Ollie Memorial Collection, Gift of Ronald and Monique Ollie 158:2017; © LeRoy Henderson
Powerful Portraits
Sometimes, depictions of people and animals are used to tell the story of a figure or to capture an important moment. We invite you to explore five artworks from the Saint Louis Art Museum’s collection to uncover artistic choices in portraiture and even make a few artistic decisions of your own.
Edmonia Lewis, American, 1844–1907; Portrait of a Woman, 1873; marble; without base: 23 x 16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Museum Minority Artists Purchase Fund and partial gift of Thurlow E. Tibbs Jr. 1:1997
Full STEAM Ahead
Explore some of the ways that artists use their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math in their creative practice. You’ll also learn about some of the ways that artists collaborate with specialists in other STEAM fields, such as designers, engineers, geologists, or mathematicians, to bring their projects to life.
Isabella Kirkland, American, born 1954; published by Feature Inc., New York, New York; Back, from the portfolio Taxa, 2006; inkjet print; image: 34 1/16 x 25 1/2 inches, sheet: 35 x 26 1/2 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, The Sidney S. and Sadie Cohen Print Purchase Fund 158:2011.5; © Isabella Kirkland